''Stand Up'' is the sixth studio album by the American rock band

Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band (also known as DMB) is an American rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia. The band's lineup consists of Dave Matthews (lead vocals, guitar), Stefan Lessard (bass), Carter Beauford (drums), Tim Reynolds (lead guitar), R ...

. It was released on May 10, 2005 through

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. The album was primarily recorded at Haunted Hollow Studio in

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and was the band's first album to be produced by

Mark Batson Mark Christopher Batson (born 1968) is an American record producer and songwriter. He has worked on albums by artists including Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews Band, LeAnn Rimes, Anthony Hamilton, Eminem, India Arie, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Maroon 5, Skylar ...

. It is the band's last album to feature full participation from saxophonist LeRoi Moore before his death in 2008. ''Stand Up'' was a commercial success, becoming the band's fourth consecutive album to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. Four songs from the album—"

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", "

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", " Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)", and "Smooth Rider"—were released as promotional singles, with the former becoming their highest-charting song, peaking at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Critical reception was positive, with many praising the band's ability to update its sound with elements of soul and funk.

Background

In late 2004, Dave Matthews Band returned to their studio in Charlottesville, Virginia. Having decided they wanted to take some chances and pursue a funkier side to their music, A&R Bruce Flohr had tracked down a new producer in

. According to Flohr in an interview with

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, "When the band and him got together it was instant creative karma. Things took off like a bat out of hell."

Release and promotion

Prior to the album's release, Dave Matthews Band published
website
showcasing video clips from the production of the album with commentary by producer Mark Batson. Additionally,

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br>streamed the album
in its entirety before the official release. The album was in CD format,

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format (one side CD, one side DVD-Video), and as a digital download from the band's website or iTunes Music Store.

Track listing

All songs by

and

, except "Hello Again" by Dave Matthews Band.

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band * Carter Beauford – drums, percussion (1, 2, 7, 11), vocals (2, 3) *

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– bass guitar, guitar (14), vocals (3) *

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– vocals (1-3, 5-14), guitar (1-7, 9-14), piano (4, 8) * LeRoi Moore –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

(1, 3-5, 7, 9, 11-14),

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone (sometimes abbreviated to "bari sax") is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass saxophone, bass. It is the lowe ...

(5, 7, 12, 13),

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭ an octave above the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly small ...

(1), vocals (3), pyrotechnics (5) *

Boyd Tinsley Boyd Calvin Tinsley (born May 16, 1964) is an American violinist and mandolinist who is best known for having been a member of the Dave Matthews Band. Early life Tinsley was born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia. His was a musical fami ...

– violin (1-4, 9-11, 13, 14),

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(5, 7, 12),

mandolin A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...

(7), vocals (3) Additional musicians *

– piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 13), organ (5, 6, 10, 12, 13), keyboards (1, 3),

Moog synthesizer The Moog synthesizer ( ) is a modular synthesizer invented by the American engineer Robert Moog in 1964. Moog's company, R. A. Moog Co., produced numerous models from 1965 to 1981, and again from 2014. It was the first commercial synthesizer ...

(5, 14), Fender Rhodes piano (2),

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which causes a length of magnetic tape to contact a Capstan (tape recorder), capstan, which pulls i ...

(7), vocals (7), percussion (7),

clavinet The Clavinet is an electric clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds with rubber pads, each matching one of the keys and respond ...

(10), synthesizers (11),

Wurlitzer organ The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

(12), string arrangements and conducting (1, 2, 7, 14) * Ann Marie Calhoun – violin (1, 2, 7, 14) * Sue Dench – viola (4) * Lee Grove – additional percussion (1) * Jennifer Myer – viola (1, 2, 7, 14) * Leo Payne – violin (4) *

Audrey Riley Audrey Riley is an English cellist and string arranger. Career Riley trained at the Guildhall School of Music with Leonard Stehn. She was a cellist for Virginia Astley from 1983 to 1986 and a one-time auxiliary member of the Family Cat. Ril ...

– cello (1, 2, 4, 7, 14), string arrangements (4) * Mira Stone – violin (1, 2, 7, 14) *

Butch Taylor Butch Taylor (born Clarence Francis Taylor on April 13, 1961) is a composer, writer, keyboardist and long time guest musician with Dave Matthews Band. Early life Butch Taylor was born in Shawsville, Virginia on April 13, 1961. Taylor attended J ...

– piano (1, 2), Fender Rhodes piano (7, 11),

Wurlitzer electric piano The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from 1954 to 1983. Sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup. It is conceptually similar to ...

(2, 10), organ (7, 9, 14), keyboards (1), background vocals (12, 14) Technical personnel * Mark Batson – producer, engineer (1-8, 10-14) *

Danny Clinch Danny Clinch (born 1964) is an American photographer and film director. Early life and education Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Clinch graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982. After attending Ocean County College, he attended the New ...

– photography * Alex Dromgal – mixing assistant (1, 3, 10, 13) * Dave Emery – mixing assistant (1, 3, 10, 13) * Rob Evans – assistant engineer (2-4, 6-14), engineer (1, 5) * Aaron Fessel – engineer (4) *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance-p ...

– mastering *

Serban Ghenea Serban Ghenea () is a Canadian audio engineer and mixer. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award a total of 45 times and has won 21 times. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Romania, and in 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. H ...

– mixing (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14) * Lee Grove – additional programming (1, 3, 10, 13) * John Hanes – additional ProTools engineer * Wyndsor Taggart Hug – art direction, design * Thane Kerner – art direction, design * Chris Kress – engineer * Brian Malouf – additional pre-production * Kevin Mahoney – assistant mixing 5, 6, 11, 12, 14) * Tim Roberts – mixing assistant (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14) *

Mark "Spike" Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & the Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sheeran, ...

– mixing (1, 3, 10, 13)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

DMB New Studio Album website
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